Relationships on the Road: Dating a Truck Driver
We’ve all heard it before: life on the open road can get lonely for truckers. If you haven’t already found love by the time you become a truck driver, it may be hard to ever find it. Last year, we talked about some of the perks of online dating for truckers and a lot of our readers’ comments demonstrated just how hard it is to find a good relationships when you’re on the road. But why? Why is it that, in the trucking industry,...
Safer Parking Through Mobile Apps
It’s the same routine for nearly every trucker – long days on the road with few breaks, only to fight for a safe spot to sleep at night. After hours spent driving, the last thing truckers should have to worry about is parking, and yet this is a persistent problem across the nation. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, nearly all of the estimated 185,000 open parking spots across the country are filled up every night....
Clear the Air: California Truck and Bus Rule Upheld
Just earlier this month, the Superior Court of Fresno ruled that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had to negate the amendments made to their 2008 California Statewide Truck and Bus Rule. This means that CARB will have to comply with their original rules, and trucks that haven’t upgraded their heavy-duty diesel trucks or bought new ones will need to comply if they want to stay on the road. CARB has plans to file an appeal....
Tired Trucking: Sleep Apnea in the Industry
If you’ve been awake and alert this past month, then you have probably heard about the latest Federal Motor Carrier Safety and Federal Railroad administrations’ series of sessions regarding sleep apnea in trucking. The sessions took place on May 12th, 17th, and 25th in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Los Angeles respectively. Stakeholders and truckers from every walk of life weighed in on the FMCSA’s considerations over whether a...
Driverless Trucks: Not If, But When?
We hear more and more about the future of self-driving vehicles. In just this month alone, Uber started officially testing a self-driving car in Pittsburgh, and Google, who has been working on their self-driving cars since 2009, has paired up with Fiat–Chrysler for further self-driving car development. While the future of autonomous passenger vehicles is inevitable, there is another transportation innovation that is in the works:...